Kisaragi

The Kisaragi was a destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched on 5 June 1925. The destroyer was the first Japanese vessel to be sunk by United States aviators, and all 157 crewmembers were killed by Henry T. Elrod's bombing run.

Biography
The Kisaragi ("February" in Japanese) was laid down on 3 June 1925 and launched two days later by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and it was attached to the Japanese 4th Fleet at the start of World War II. The ship took part in the bombardment of Wake Island during the December 1941 Battle of Wake Island, and the US Marine Corps aviator Captain Henry T. Elrod set out to destroy the ship. While flying alone, he dropped a bomb that struck the depth charges near the Kisaragi, causing it to be destroyed. He was the first American aviator to sink a Japanese ship in the war, and all 157 Japanese sailors aboard were killed.